Transportable lifter



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Patrick J.v walls, Dublin, Ireland: Application December 1S, 195g, No. y5523,314 claims prid'rify', applicaties ireland? maenner 16,1` 1954 7 claims. (Ci. iSd-1'2"?)- 'Ibis invention concerns lever deviees'L for useI in raising and transporting such objects as rocks,- stuip's of trees and other' distractions'eoiih'dlyvrnet-with in' clearing ground foir agriculture, building and the preparation of aircraft landing grounds andthe like.

The object of the inventidn is t`o` provide`V adevice of relatively 'simple' construetion which may be readily attached to and operated by a natdr 'or other vehiel'e of corriparablel power, for example,- a vbull-dozen; a niechanical s'h'ovel or aV mobile'crane, yfor thev purpose o'tv dislodging heavy objects su'clieas boulders o1"v tree-stumps' which may be partially" embedded i'n' the ground, and; in the preferred` form orthe-` device," lifting` such objects" and enabling them to be conveniently'transported;4

Accordingly the invention provides ay transportable rlifter comprisin-g'a beauf adaptedfor a'tta'c'lmle''nt to al vehicle; apivot adjacent" one end voli-said 'beain a car'lle'd lever of the first order mounted onA saidffp'iv` a fulcrurnf' block pivoted to said lever between said pivotI and2 one end of the lever, and means for applying a turningforce to; the other end' of'i said lever. The ful'crunij bloclc is adapted tores't'on the ground when thetoetv the cranked" ICC 2 Fia 1 iS attltv'titttnthwing a- S'itttplt farm of the. device according to the invention applied to a bull-dezer,

FitgZiSaplanofFigfl, Fi'gs. 3 and 4y are respectively an end elevation and plan of an alternative form which the levernay take,

Figs. 5 and 6 are respectively a plan and elevationt ofa modiiedform offthe device accordingto the invention.A

Eig. 7 shows a mod'iiedv form of lever in side elevati'o'ntad Figs'. 8 and 9 are respectively aplan ands-ideeleyation of a further modified form of the device according' to thein'vention( l t Corresponding parts are indicated by similar' reference numerals in al1 the gure s.

Referring to Figs. l and 2 whichshow one arrangement for applying" the invention to a bull-doler, the dozer blade isf-removedy and a beam i11 -r the forrnof ayoke 1- pivoted at 2 to frame of the do z er 3. Hydraulic cylinders 4 pivotally mounted at each side of the dozer are connected with the yokel'by rods 5 so that theyoke I can be moved pivotally about the pivotz by applying,

A hydrulie pressure in the vn :ylind'ers to raise the free end ot the yoke' 1, saidend descendingfunder its own weight r'releasing'said pressure.

Near the4 free end of the yoke 1 is.rr1o1 1n t e d the,pivotY Gon which rests ythe heel 7' of the'L-shaped lever 8. In' the' position of the leverfshown full linesin Fig. 1,5 the toe' 9"of the leyerei't'endstforwardly and downwardly rnore or'le'ss in Contact withthe ground, and betweengthe. heel 7 and toe 9 a blocklt), the broadlowerlsurfface of which is' curved, is pivotally suspended. The blo'l; 10

lever is in- Contact withthe ground, se` that vthe* toe' nay" be' raised tby'` depressing t'he'heelA of theff'leverlm In' order to permit this@ action to take pl'a'ce'v'vhen the device isinuse,l the endV of the beam" on which'- the heelJ1 ofthe' cranked lever is pivotedmay be initially depressed. Preferably, however, the pivot of the lever" is carried by'a' member' or'members articulated to'thebeani, inwhich' case the'v height of the pivot above the ground surface may be varied without necessarily raising o'rI lowering the end of the beam at which the pivotis`- supported. Advantageous'lythe Alast in'en'tio'nedl end of'the-bean'i'islsupportedi directly upon wheelssol` thattheideviceinay readily be' drawn or manipulated as desired'l by ati-'actor vehicle.

According? to: a further feature ofj ythe' i1"1venti`o`n, the beam is provided at the endf adjacent to the' lever' with a cam surface on'whi'ch the-back ofthe lever isf adapted to roll'while'raising theitoe' portion of the lever. Said" cam surface may be aorded by a roller.

In order to enable tledevice to be used valso for raising objects to a greater height, for example forv stacking" or delivering such objects in anleleuat'ed position?, accordiing to'a further feature of'thefinventin the'pivt of the' lever may lbe connected tothetbeanrrthrougb' the inter` mediary of togglelinl mechanismsaid link rireclia'nisni preferably comprising an auxiliary lever, one endof which pivotally vsupports 'the cranked lever, wbileit's other end isl constrainedV to move longitudinally" of"l theibeani', an intermediate, point of said auxiliary: lever'being piv-t otallyy connected by alinl tothe 'eindzof the' beam adjaeent te the bent lever, and meansv are'provded for ng'roving the end ofsaid auxiliary lever remoteI fromthe cranked l'everlong'itudinally ofthe beani". 'I

The various features of: the inventionv will morereadily understood from the followingdescption' with' reference to the accompanying drawings which showa number'of practical constructions, andj wherein:

is adaptedto serve as a fulcrlnn forthe lever/8 fat certainfifnes' as hereinafter' described; l

The upwardly eytruding arm 11 of thelever 8 ha s al pulley block' 12 mounted thereon. A cable' 13, one e nd of which issecud'to the yole 1-, p a'sse s over'the pulley block 12`aud: it attached yto a winch 14 mounted on the dezer 3. A barvv 11s hinged at one ridire the yeie 1,` extends towards thel lever 8, carries a roller, at its bi fur cated upper end and is supported in an inclined position bya compression spring 17.

' Inoperl'atfion'the 4device toreniove an obstructionsuh as a rock' 20(Fig. 1 the dozer is rnaneou'veredv sothat with the freeend o'ff 'the` yoke 1 held'above the ground, the foe' 9' of the lever: 8'" is inserted at thebase o f` the obstruction. By slackening'the cable'n 1 3 and simultaie'-y eddy raising the free endjejf die" yfoke 1 lever s may be' tilted nimh rj thad'is shewn in'v Fig. ifdef that', if desired, merde 9 may peint downwards aft the greater angle. and, on' lowering th'e' free erid of the Vyoken'iay; penetrategorf tend to penetrate, the grund surface, ,andA

may ythus obtain a purchase beneaththe obstruction.Y The hydraulictpress'ure' inthe cylinders`4 maynow be relieved, whereupon' the free end of th'e yokel 1' will tend to fallhy its own weight and vthe weight of th'e lever 8, until tltfev fulc'rum Vblocl "1 0 'rests upon the" groundv surface.'

l tension is'no'w 'applied'to the' cable 13"b y operating the" winch 14 the leverl will tend to turn uponthefulerun block 10. A powerful upward force rnay thusfbe applied at the me- 9 er the lever, the heer 1j of wiieii is' simili, taneous'ly depressed, theyoke 1 'and lever 8` eventually being. brought into. th'e position A indicated byl broken linesfin Fig. 1 and causing the'ob'strctirZto be displated# f y If desired, for eXamplewh'enbeingtransported from" -pla'ce to place, thelever 8`rnay -be tilte'd further towards the dozer 3', andV in the position indicated in Fig. 1.-' by`f' lbroken lines B maybe re'siliently'supported by the bar 15, roller 16 andy spring 17.l rPhe action. of thel springv 17 is vto Serve als al buffer for the'lever 8'`an`d to assist in raising' the lever arn 11' when the tension on the cable" 13 is" relaxed.

In Figs. 1 and 2 the lever 8 is represented as having a narrow pointed toe 9 in the nature of a pick or crowbar. The lever 8 is, however, readily removable and replaceable by one ofjdilferent formation, =for example a scoop or shovel-shaped lever such as shown by way of example in Figs. 3 and 4. A further example is shown in Fig. 7, wherein the lever 8 carries a pivotal claw 18 operated by hydraulic cylinder 19 so that articles may be held betweenthe toe 9 and claw 18,and so may be picked up andjvcarried when the lever is turned into the positions indicated at A yand B in Fig. 1. vWhen lthe lever is shaped as a scoop or vshovel it may be used for digging and 4raising materials in mass, for example, stones, sand, clay and so forth, vin'which case the claw member 18 is'y preferably shaped as a hood for the scoop, in which case the edges of the shovel shaped lever 8 and hoodshaped claw 18 may meet as indicated by broken line C in Fig. 7. The device may thus be used both as a shovel or grab and as a transporter or dumper if so desired.

While in Fig. l, the lever 8 is shown as being carried on a beam in the form of a yoke 1, it is obvious that the form and arrangement of the beam may be widely varied within the scope of the invention. For example, the yoke normally provided on a bull-dozer to carry the' dozer blade may be directly utilized to support the lever 8, the dozer blade being preferably removed and the pivot 6 for the lever 8 being mounted on said yoke at one side of the dozer. Any other mobile power appliance may lbe used in conjunction with the lever, provision beingy readily made for mounting the lever. For example, the jib of a mobile crane may have a pivot similar to the pivot 6 above described mounted at the free end of the jib to support the lever 8. n

In the 'constructions hereinafter described with reference to Figs. 5, 6, 8 and 9 the beam 2l is arranged as a trailer for attachment to a tractor or other power unit (which may be of any well known type and is, therefore, not shown), and supported at the end adjacent to the lever8 upon the axle 22 of wheels 23.

In the construction shown in Figs. and 6, the lever 8 is not pivoted directly to the beam 21, but the pivot of the lever 8 is carried Yby a pair of arms 24 pivoted on the wheel axle 22. The arms 24 each have a tail piece 25 which forms an abutment for a compression spring 26 when the pivot 6 is depressed. In this example the cable 13 passing over pulleys 12 at the upper end of the lever 8 also runs over pulleys 27 mounted on the beam 21 before passing to the power unit, which is not shown in these figures.l

In other respects the construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 is similar to that described above with reference to Figs; l and 2. The provision of the articulated arms 24 permits the heel 7 of the lever 8 to be initially depressed when A'the lever 8 rocks on the fulcrum block 10 in raising a load on the toe 9, but on further tightening of the Lcable 13 to bring the lever into the position B indicated by broken lines, the back of the heel of the lever 8 runs upon a cam surface 28 formed on the end of the beam 21, the arms 24 also swinging upwards to permit such movement of the lever 8. If desired the cam surface 28 may be replaced by a roller.

Figs. 8 and 9 show a further modification in which provision is made lfor raising the lever 8 bodily. In this construction the beam 21 is bifurcated andits two arms formed with slots 29 to receive guide rollers 30 carried by spindle 31 at one end of an auxiliary lever 32, the opposite end of which is forked and pivotally supports the arms 34 carrying the pivot 6 of the lever -8. The angular position of the arms 34 with respect to the auxiliary lever 32 is controlled by hydraulic cylinder devices 35 pivotally mounted between suitable points on said arms and auxiliary lever respectively.

' A pair ofpivotal links 36 connect a medial point on the auxiliary lever 32 with a point on the beam 21, conveniently the wheel axle 22. The auxiliary lever 32 and links 36 thus provide in effect a toggle mechanism, same being controlled by` a cable 37 passing around pulleys 38 on the spindle 31, a pulley 39 on the axle 22 and finally to a winch on the power unit (not shown). Upon tensioning the cable 37 the spindle 31 is drawn towards the axle 22 the rollers 30 running in the guides 29, with the result that the end of the. auxiliary lever 32 carrying the lever 8 is raised, for example as indicated by broken lines in Fig. 9. During operation of the cable 37 it may also be necessary or desirable to adjust the cable 13 in order to control the angular position of the lever 8.

It willbe evident that,V with the device constructed as described with reference to Figs. 8 and 9, and especially if the lever 8 is provided with a claw 18 as shown in Fig. 7, it will be possible not only to dislodge, lift and transport using the lever 8 in the lower position represented in full lines in Fig. 9, but also to raise the llever 8 (as indicated b-y broken lines in Fig. 9), together with its load, to a convenient height above the beam 21, whereupon the load may be discharged if desired by opening the claw 18. Thus,the device may be used not only for dislodging and lifting obstructions or the like, but also for stacking, delivering into a truck, or even for unloading from a truck or raised platform.

In the foregoing description, the operation of the lever has been described as being effected by cables and Winches or by hydraulic power, both of which are commonly used or provided forA on bull-dozers and other power units employed in lexcavations and like heavy engineering work. It will be evident that the invention is not limited to the particular arrangement of operating cables and hydraulic cylinders described, but same may be variedor substituted one for the other as may be desired or Afound'convenient in practice without departing from the invention.

- I claim:

l. A transportable lifter comprising a beam, means at one end thereof for attaching said beam to a vehicle in a substantially horizontal position, a pivot adjacent the other end of the beam, means for moving said pivot substantially vertically with respect to the end of the beam remote therefrom, a cranked lever of the rst order mounted on said pivot, a fulcrum block pivoted to said lever between said pivot and one end of the lever, and pulley means mounted on the other end of said lever.

2. A transportable lifter comprisinga beam, means at one end thereof for attaching said beam to a vehicle in a substantially horizontal position, a wheeled support for the other end of said beam, a pivot adjacent to the wheelsupported end of said beam, means for vertically raising and lowerngthe position of said pivot, a cranked lever of the rst order mounted on said pivot, a fulcrum block pivoted to said lever between said pivot and one end of the lever, and pulley means mounted on the other end of said 1ever.

3. A transportable lifter comprising a beam, means at f one end thereof for attaching said beam to a vehicle in a substantially horizontal position, a wheeled support for thev other end of said beam, a pair of arms pivoted to thewheel-slupported end of said beam, pivot means carried by said arms, a cranked lever of the first order mountedon said pivot means, a fulcrum block pivoted to said lever between said pivot means and one end thereof, and` means for applying a turning force to the other endvof said lever.

4. A transportable lifter comprising a beam, means at one end thereof for attaching said beam to a vehicle in pivot means and one end thereof, and means for applying a turning force to the other end of said lever.

5. A transportable lifter comprising a beam, means at one end thereof for attaching said beam to a vehicle in a substantially horizontal position, a wheeled support for the other end of said beam, a pair of arms pivoted to the wheel-supported end of said beam, means for pivotally adjusting said arms, pivot means carried by said arms, a cranked lever of the rst order mounted on said pivot means, a fulcrurn block pivoted to said lever between said pivot means and one end thereof, a pulley mounted on the other end of said lever, a pulley mounted on the beam and a cable associated with said pulleys.

6. A transportable lifter comprising a beam, means at one end thereof for attaching said beam to a vehicle in a substantially horizontal position, a wheeled support for the other end of said beam, a pair of arms pivoted to the wheel-supported end of said beam, pivot means carried by said arms, a cranked lever of the rst order mounted on said pivot means, a f-ulcrum block pivoted to said lever between said pivot means Yand one end thereof, a cam surface at the end of the beam adjacent to said lever and in proximity to the exterior angle of the lever adjacent to the pivot on the side thereof remote from the fulcrum block, and means for turning said lever into contact with said cam surface.

7. A transportable lifter comprising a beam, means for attaching one end thereof to a Vehicle, wheels adjacent the other end of the beam for supporting the beam substantially horizontally, an elfbowed lever having a pivot adjacent to its elbow, link means pivotally connecting said pivot to the beam adjacent to the Wheel-supported end thereof, means operatively connected with said link means for raising and lowering said lever with respect to the beam, a fulcrum block pivoted to said lever between the elbow and one end thereof and means for applying a turning force to the other end of said lever.

Struemph Nov. 9, 1954 Mullin Dec. 24, 1957 

